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HomeMy WebLinkAbout94 0804 minCITY OF PLAINVIEW WORK SESSION MINUTES August 4, 1994 The City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas, met in a Work Session on Thursday, August 4, 1994, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 901 Broadway, at 11:30 a.m., with Mayor Lloyd Woods presiding. Councilmembers present were Alton Jackson - Precinct 1, Mary Virginia Kirchhoff- Precinct 2, Rey Rosas - Precinct 3, Mike Hutcherson - Precinct 4, Dwain Dodson - Precinct 6 and Irene Favila- Precinct 7. Councilmember Barbara Dorman -: Precinct 5 was absent. Staff members present were Jim Jeffers - City Manager, Wally Hatch - City Attomey, John Berry - Assistant Director of Public Works, Terry Powers - Director of Human Resources, Muff London - Director of Community Development, John Castro - Director of the Health Department, Barbara Sullivan - Municipal Court Judge, Roy Osborne - Director of Public Works, and Ginger Light - Deputy City Secretary. Richard Orr of the Plainview Daily Herald was present. Mayor Woods called the meeting to order at 11:34 a.m. The Council reviewed the agenda for the meeting on August 9, 1994. The Council then turned to the City Manager Reports: City Manager Reports - Council Liaison Reports. Ms. Kirchhoff reported the Museum Committee had officially made the transition into a formal committee. Ms. Kirchhoff, Ms. Dorman and Norman Huggins have been appointed to the Committee. They met for orientation on August 3, 1994. At the next meeting officials from other regional museums will be invited to speak. Country Club Demolition. The City Manager provided background on the building project. The City put up $400,000 to pay for the auditorium portion of the building. These funds were paid from the hotel/motel tax revenues. The building was built on City property and is leased to the Country Club. A provision in the lease agreement provides for pre-emption rights by the Chamber for conventions. :"~ Terry Teague spoke on behalf of the County Club. He provided a list of activities booked for the 1994 and 1995 years, and stated the Chamber was actively pursuing more events to boost tourism. He then requested participation from the City to demolish the old building. Mr. Teague further stated that the Country Club could afford to pay for the demolition, but it would "shortchange" the building furnishings. A Lubbock company estimated demolition costs of $14,500, excluding landfill costs. Mr. Jeffers advised the Council that City staff is currently 1 of 3 - Worksession Minutes researching the cost of demolition by City crews. Mr. Dodson reiterated his position that no ad valorem taxes should be used to pay for the demolition. The item will be placed on the agenda for the August 23, 1994 meeting. Cable TV. Mr. Jeffers requested input from the Council concerning ideas for additional channels, etc. No comments were made. WBU Television - Council Live Broadcast. 'Mr~',$offers reminded the Council of the Live Broadcast se,t~,~[~r,,,Monday, August 8, 1994 at 7:00 p':~ The session will be a 30 minute live call-in format. '~MaYor ~oods expressed a desire th~~ this project be successful to increase contact and communication with the citizens. Annexation U.S. 70 East. Mr. Jeffers informed the City Council that they had previously agreed that the next annexation would proceed South to Gebo's. However, Mr. Dodson has received indications that a "gentlemen's club" would be locating on U.S. 70 East and desired that this be the next property annexed by the City. The Council did not object to changing its annexation priorities. Electrical Board - Reciprocal Agreements. Ms. London advised the Council the City currently has no reciprocity agreements with the cities of Lubbock and Amarillo concerning licensing of electricians. This exists in spite of the fact that the Electrical Codes are very similar. Further, she stated that lack of reciprocity inhibits development within the City. She stated that staff would request that the Electrical Board approve reciprocity at their August 16 meeting. The Council would take action on the item at the August 23 meeting. The Council expressed a desire to proceed with this action. Alcohol - Parks. The City does not prohibit the consumption of alcohol in the parks. However, he had been contacted by a citizen desiring regulation of same. The Council was advised that she may show up at the Council meeting and address the issue. TML Resolutions. The City Manager advised the Council that if they desired any changes in State law the first step would be to apprise TML so that the desired changes might be put into resolution form. Southwestern Bell Telephone Rate Case. Mr. Jeffers stated the City had intervened in the current rate case so that we would have standing before the Public Utilities Commission. He reminded Councilmembers that if they received any calls from Irma Velesquez of SWBT regarding the intervention, she should be referred to City staff. 14th Street - West of 1-27. A company has contacted the City about rezoning the property just North of Mr. Gatti's from a C-2 to C-3 with a specific use permit to allow the installation of storage units. The adjoining property is multi-family. The property is not currently platted, and the company desired that 14th Street not be made a through-street. Though not committed to the idea, the Council did not express opposition to the idea which would have to complete the 2 of 3 - Worksession Minutes platting and zoning process before formal approval could be considered. Mayor Woods declared the meeting adjourned at 1:14 p.m. ATTEST: Kar~n McBeth, City Secretary 3 of 3 - Worksession Minutes